Pliny the Younger (Plinius)
Pliny the Younger wrote letters, including the one that describes the eruption of Vesuvius. His uncle, Pliny the Elder, compiled a huge encyclopedia of nature.
Grades 7–8. Authors and genres.
How it connects
The two Plinies are easy to mix up: the nephew writes letters, the uncle collects facts.
Latin words that go with this card: epistula, natura.